Lead Substation Engineer – Hyperscale Data Centers

Bridge Data Centres Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridge Data Centres Malaysia Sdn Bhd is seeking an Electrical Professional Engineer to lead the planning, concept development, detailed design, and delivery of high-voltage substations (275 kV down to 11 kV) for hyperscale data center campuses in Malaysia.

The role requires extensive experience in grid interconnection, protection philosophy, SCADA, and commissioning standards, and collaboration with utilities, EPCs, and internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Electrical Professional Engineer with practicing certificate.
• 10+ years in design consultancy, utility or EPC.
• Experience in electrical studies – load flow, short circuit, arc flash, protection, and power monitoring systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review designs for 275 kV to 11 kV substations for hyperscale data center campuses.
• Define and review SLDs, protection philosophies, layout planning, and equipment ratings for worst-case scenarios (N+1, 2N).
• Ensure designs support five-nines (99.999%) availability and maintainability.
• Verify electrical and thermal limits of conductors, transformers, busbars, and switchgear under normal and contingency conditions.
• Review transformers, earthing, AIS and GIS HV switchgear, control, protection, and SCADA system designs.
• Review load flow, contingency, fault level, protection coordination, arc-flash, and cable temperature rise studies.
• Define and review substation automation and IEC 61850-based SCADA architectures.
• Lead grid connection studies and applications with utilities.
• Provide technical oversight during EPC tendering, construction, testing, commissioning, and energization stages.
• Attend site inspections, FATs, SATs and commissioning activities.

Skills

Electrical design

Grid interconnection

SCADA

Project coordination

Education

Electrical Professional Engineer with P.Eng

Tools

AutoCAD

ETAP

SKM

CYME

Job description

Bridge Data Centres Malaysia Sdn Bhd is seeking an Electrical Professional Engineer to lead the planning, concept development, detailed design, and delivery of high-voltage substations (275 kV down to 11 kV) for hyperscale data center campuses in Malaysia.

The role requires extensive experience in grid interconnection, protection philosophy, SCADA, and commissioning standards, and collaboration with utilities, EPCs, and internal stakeholders.